Donna writes:
>even if they're not being biased, the aggressor is the person judges
>subconsciously watch during an exchange.
Interesting. Traditionally, in fencing (pre-electric), specific
judges are assigned to watch specific fencers, and cannot call points
on the other fencer, so there may be less of this effect.
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